Thomas Overbury (abt. 1485 - 1544)

Born about 1485 in Gloucestershire,England

Husband of Jane (Porter) Overbury — married 1516 in Gloucestershire,England

Descendants

Died Sep 1544 at about age 59 in Aston sub Edge, Gloucestershire, England

Biography

Thomas had his will drawn up on 16 August 1544. ^[1]He was living at Aston sub Edge in Gloucestershire. His will named:

• son Peter
• son Thomas
• son Lawrence
• daughter Edy
• daughter Elizabeth
• daughter Clemens
• wife Jane
• Anthony Porter
• John, Alyce, Jane Freeman (children of Clemens/Helena)
• Henry Overbruy (son of Lawrence)
• Jane, Thomas, Margaret, Mary and Julian Bramley (grandchildren, probably children of Edy or Elizabeth)

Thomas requested burial at Mickleton but his burial is entered into the parish register of Aston sub Edge on 6 Sep 1544. ^[2]

Research Notes

No record explicitly states that Thomas's wife was a Porter. It has long been assumed for the following reasons:

• Anthony Porter was the overseer of Thomas's will
• Katherine Porter was a godmother at the baptism of Thomas's grandchild
• The name Anthony was used in the Overbury family
• The name Grisgona was used by the Overbury family
• The Porters and Overburys were the two leading families in the parish of Mickleton.<^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Original data: Gloucestershire Probate Records. Diocese of Gloucestershire, Finding Reference GDR, Wills and Inventories. Gloucestershire Archives, Gloucester, UK. Ancestry.com. Gloucestershire, England, Wills and Inventories, 1541-1858 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Ancestry Record 4294 #130201
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Overby, Libby The Overbury Story: 500 Years in England and America Gateway Press Inc, Baltimore 1988 PDF